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Britain’s high streets are slipping into a state of decline, with residents in multiple towns telling GB News that their ailing shopping districts have “nothing left” and warning that a lack of social cohesion is rising.From Hull to Southend-on-Sea, residents are calling for more investment and support for local shops as town centres feel the sting of the cost of living crisis.However, last month, Labour announced its Pride in Place fund to support 339 communities with 169 areas getting £2million every year for a decade, while a further 95 places will get a one-off payment of £1.5million. Sir Keir Starmer…

Prince Harry has made a new bid to revive his quest to reinstate his taxpayer-funded security by relaying his concerns directly in a letter to the new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The Duke of Sussex made a formal request to the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), which falls under Home Office oversight, asking for a proper risk assessment to be carried out.Sources familiar with the matter have confirmed that Harry has reached out to Ms Mahmood after previously petitioning her predecessor, Yvette Cooper, about the same issue. The duke is seeking an annual risk management board assessment conducted by…

A man is in a life-threatening condition after being shot by Metropolitan Police officers who entered a property in north-east London by force.The force said officers had been called to an address in Stow Crescent, Walthamstow, at about 10:00 BST to reports of a man with a firearm making threats to kill.Trained negotiators were called to the scene, and at about 14:00 officers entered the property and discharged their weapons. They had found what they believed to be a gun inside the property, the Met said.The force added the incident was being referred to the Department of Professional Standards, which…

Scarlets: Murray; Rogers, J Roberts, J Williams (capt), Mee; Hawkins, G Davies; Hepburn, Van der Merwe, H Thomas, T Davies, Douglas, Taylor, Davis, Plumtree.Replacements: Myhill, S O’Connor, Holz, Cummins, B Williams, Blacker, Costelow, Page.Stormers: D Willemse; Senatla, Simelane, R Nel (capt), Zas; Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ungerer; Vermaak, Kotze, Sandi, Schickerling, R van Heerden, P de Villiers, Dixon, Roos.Replacements: A-H Venter, Matongo, Porthen, Evans, Theunissen, Fourie, Khan, Matthee.Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR)Assistant referees: Ben Connor, Carwyn Sion (WRU)TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)Sin bin: Dixon (29 mins), Plumtree (33 mins), Feinberg-Mngomezulu (53 mins), Page (72 mins)

Rangers have condemned a “shameful” act that saw the bronze statue honouring club legend Walter Smith targeted in a fire attack outside Ibrox Stadium in the early hours of Friday morning.The incident occurred around 12.48am when someone set a scarf ablaze and hurled it at the monument.Video footage captured bright orange flames engulfing the shoulder area of the statue, which stands at the east corner of the stadium overlooking Edmiston Drive.Fire crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the blaze and make the area safe before departing.Video footage online shows the Walter Smith statue ablaze outside Ibrox Stadium | XPolice…

Sir Keir Starmer has been preparing to blame tax rises on Nigel Farage and Brexit as the Prime Minister ramps up his attacks against the Reform UK leader.Sir Keir is poised to swipe at Mr Farage by accusing him of “easy sloganeering” in the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign. The Government is also expected to cite official figures which suggest Britain’s economy would be around £120billion bigger by 2035 if voters had not opted to leave the European Union, The Times has revealed. The new attack comes as Britain’s financial woes have sparked fears of a big downgrade in productivity from…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been blasted for the “ultimate irony” of collecting a major humanitarian award as President Donald Trump secured the beginnings of his Gaza peace deal.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were honoured at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Gala on Thursday evening, where the couple were crowned “Humanitarians of the Year”.Speaking on stage as she accepted the award, Meghan said: “Our children, Archie and Lili, are just six and four years old. Luckily, still too young for social media, but we know that day is coming.” “Like so many parents, we think constantly…

Britain’s higher earners face an unexpected financial squeeze that extends beyond their tax bills.The notorious income bracket spanning £100,000 to £125,140 subjects earners to a punishing 60 per cent marginal tax rate, created by the progressive withdrawal of personal allowances.This now threatens mortgage prospects for thousands of higher-earning professionals.As gross earnings rise within this band, take-home pay barely increases, creating a hidden barrier to property finance.Mortgage lenders scrutinise net income rather than headline salaries when determining borrowing capacity.This means crossing the six-figure threshold delivers far less financial firepower than borrowers may anticipate, potentially derailing property ambitions across London and beyond.Jo…

Sarah Spina-MatthewsNorth WestGreater Manchester PoliceDaniel Twigg was killed in a dog attack on a farm in Rochdale in 2022The parents of a three-year-old boy who was mauled to death by two dogs have been jailed. Daniel Twigg died from injuries including bites to the neck from two large mastiff-type dogs after letting himself into a fenced yard at Carr Farm, Rochdale, on 15 May 2022.His parents, Mark Twigg, 43, and Joanne Bedford, 37, were each found guilty at trial earlier this year of being a person in charge of a dangerous dog which caused injury. At Manchester Crown Court on…

Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter,Joe PikePolitics investigations correspondent andSam FrancisPolitical reporterGetty ImagesSir Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while still prime minister, following lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson, the has confirmed.A memo written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft, dated 14 May 2002 briefs Sir Tony about “super-rich” financial adviser Epstein ahead of a meeting scheduled at 17.00 GMT that day.The meeting was six years before Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in June 2008.A spokesperson for Sir Tony, said: “As far as he can remember, Mr Blair met with him for less than 30 minutes…